Chapter 70 Don't Lie [VIP]
Chapter Summary: If I don't care about you, who do I care about?
The whole street was filled with the festive atmosphere of the New Year.
Fu Xianyin walked from one end of the street to the other, wandering aimlessly, buying whatever cute or fun things she saw and wearing them.
As her thoughts drifted away, Fu Xianyin suddenly remembered yesterday.
She woke up around 10 a.m. Fu Xianyin sat on the bed in a daze for a while, then suddenly picked up her phone and searched for psychological counseling rooms that were still open.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, most of the psychological counseling centers were closed for the New Year. Fu Xianyin searched for a long time before finally finding one.
The store just opened, there aren't many reviews, and it doesn't seem very professional.
Fu Xianyin didn't really care about whether the evaluation was high or low; she just suddenly had the idea to find someone to chat with.
When I took a taxi there, I found it was an office building. The store wasn't very big, and there were couplets and the character "福" (good fortune) pasted on the door, as well as two strings of lanterns hanging there.
Fu Xuanyin pushed open the door and saw a very young boy who had been sprawled on the sofa playing games. Seeing someone approach, he jumped up and asked:
"Hello, do you have an appointment?"
Fu Xianyin said, "No."
The boy asked, "Is there anything you need?"
Fu Xianyin hesitated for a moment, then said, "I just... want to talk to someone."
The boy pulled out a form and handed it to Fu Xianyin, saying, "Okay, I'm not much better at anything else, but I'm best at chatting. Please fill out this form, and I'll go get you a glass of water."
The form contained some personal information, which Fu Xianyin filled out one by one. After she finished filling out the form, the boy, holding a cup, asked, "Would you like to chat here, or would you like to come inside and sit down?"
Fu Xianyin said, "Let's go inside."
She followed the boy into the room. On the table, near her, was a steaming cup. Fu Xianyin hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Is this... for me?"
Don't we usually use disposable cups to pour water? Why did you bring a mug?
The boy said, "That's right, I made this myself. It's peach oolong tea, with no additives, no artificial flavors, and no preservatives. Please try it."
Fu Xianyin smelled it, didn't drink it, put the cup down, and said, "It smells quite good."
The boy, Zhao Chiyuan, smiled upon hearing this and said, "Right? I made it myself, it smells amazing."
He pointed outside and said, "There are other flavors outside, like strawberry and grape. Next time you come, I'll make you something else to try."
Fu Xianyin nodded and said, "Hello Dr. Zhao, I feel like I have some mental problems."
Zhao Chiyuan pushed the cup forward: "Go ahead."
Fu Xianyin said, "I often have trouble concentrating, sometimes I have auditory hallucinations, I feel short of breath, and my hands shake."
This was a rather serious situation. Zhao Chiyuan's expression turned serious, and he asked Fu Xianyin, "Have you been to the hospital?"
Fu Xianyin shook her head and said, "No."
Zhao Chiyuan looked at Fu Xianyin and suddenly asked, "You're not an adult yet, right? If you're a minor, you need to..."
Before he could finish speaking, Fu Xianyin interrupted him: "My lunar birthday is Lunar New Year's Eve, and my Gregorian birthday is February 17. If a minor needs a guardian, then I will wait two weeks before coming back."
Zhao Chiyuan fell silent.
He is indeed very professional, but people in this industry still have basic sensitivity to language.
He could tell that Fu Xianyin didn't have a good relationship with her family, and that her depression might even be due to her family background.
Psychological problems caused by one's family of origin are not uncommon.
Zhao Chiyuan said, "Given your current situation, my primary suggestion is to go to the hospital for a formal psychological test."
Fu Xianyin flatly refused: "Dr. Zhao, I don't want to go."
Before Zhao Chiyuan could speak, she continued, "I know my condition isn't mild, and I'll most likely need medication at the hospital, but I'm about to take the college entrance exam, and taking medication might make me mentally sluggish, so I can't take it."
Zhao Chiyuan frowned: "But your health is more important than the college entrance examination."
Fu Xianyin smiled and said, "The college entrance examination is more important than anything else to me. Right now, I'm just hoping to get into a good university after the exam to keep me going. I'm already in a bad situation, so I need to have something to look forward to, and the college entrance examination is my hope."
She looked at Zhao Chiyuan and made her request: "Dr. Zhao, I want to know if there's any way to feel better without medication. I don't care about the other symptoms, I just need something."
She said, "I need to focus my energy. My learning efficiency has dropped a lot, which is affecting my college entrance exam."
Zhao Chiyuan said, "You haven't had any tests done, so I can't give you a precise diagnosis right now. But one thing is certain: you definitely have symptoms of depression. Whether it's just depression or other symptoms that are present, we need to do some testing to find out."
Fu Xianyin nodded and said, "I have a general idea. So, how can I get better without taking medicine?"
He sighed and lowered his head in thought.
Just by listening to those two sentences she said, Zhao Chiyuan realized that she didn't actually want to get better; she just wanted to get through this period and make it to the college entrance exam, nothing more.
Since Fu Xianyin had come, Zhao Chiyuan still wanted to help her as much as possible. He said, "Your situation may be quite serious now. The inability to concentrate is one of the symptoms of depression. If you want to treat this, you need to treat depression. And if you need to treat depression, the best way right now is for you to go to the hospital for a proper test."
Fu Xianyin blinked twice and said softly, "But Dr. Zhao, if I take the medicine, I won't be able to take the college entrance examination. If I can't take the college entrance examination, what's the point of me getting better?"
It's a vicious cycle.
It is obvious that Fu Xianyin is unwilling to break this vicious cycle.
Before Zhao Chiyuan could say anything more, Fu Xianyin stood up and said, "I understand, Dr. Zhao. Thank you for your time. May I ask how much you charge?"
Zhao Chiyuan quickly stood up and asked, "How do you feel about chatting with me?"
He gave a wry smile and said, "I'm not a good psychologist, not even a good counselor. I'm just someone who keeps you company."
He blinked and asked, "What do you think of this chat companion service?"
Fu Xianyin thought for a moment and said, "That's good."
Zhao Chiyuan actually has a bit of talent for this line of work. At least Fu Xianyin felt that his aura was the kind that made people feel relaxed and trusting, and that made people speak more truthfully in front of him.
Even someone like her, who can lie and spout nonsense so easily, could sway Zhao Chiyuan into being honest with her. Fu Xianyin felt that Zhao Chiyuan must have some talent.
Zhao Chiyuan smiled and said, "In that case, there will be no charge. If you have anything you want to talk about in the future, feel free to come and chat with me."
He said, "Just think of me as a good chat companion, but don't worry, I still have the most basic professional ethics for a chat companion."
"If you insist on not taking medication, then I suggest you engage more with the world and build more connections with it; that might be helpful to you."
There was snow piled up into ice by the roadside. As Fu Xianyin stepped on it, Zhao Chiyuan's words still came to mind: "Connect with the world."
She thought she hadn't listened, but it seemed she had.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have suddenly come out today.
Fu Xianyin took a photo and sent it to the file transfer assistant with the caption: "Today's contact with the world."
After posting this picture, for some reason, Fu Xianyin's mood suddenly brightened up.
She was about to hail a taxi back to Emerald Bay when her phone suddenly rang.
It was Gu Linzhao.
After confirming several times that the photo had been sent to the file transfer assistant and not to Gu Linzhao, Fu Xianyin answered the call.
Gu Linzhao asked her, "Are you home?"
Fu Xianyin gave her a current address.
Gu Linzhao asked, "What brings you to that place?"
Fu Xianyin said, "Make contact with the world."
She spoke quite seriously, but then suddenly chuckled on the other end of the phone.
She heard Gu Linzhao say, "Okay, so have you finished making contact with the world?"
Fu Xianyin nodded, and after realizing that Gu Linzhao couldn't see her movements, she said, "The contact is over."
Gu Linzhao said, "Would you like to get to know me?"
Fu Xianyin didn't immediately understand what he meant.
Does this mean... I want to meet her?
Fu Xianyin glanced at the time; it was 5:30 PM.
Normally, this is the time to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.
Or perhaps it was Gu Linzhao's family who made the arrangements, and he didn't need their help, which is why he made this request?
Fu Xianyin said, "Sure, how would you like to make contact?"
Gu Linzhao suddenly asked, "Have a New Year's Eve dinner, and... would you like to see the stars?"
Fu Xianyin thought she had misheard.
Has auditory hallucination reached this level?
She tentatively asked, "Eat... New Year's Eve dinner? Us?"
There was a chuckle on the other end of the phone, and someone said, "Is that not allowed?"
Fu Xianyin said, "You're not having New Year's Eve dinner with your family? Is this your family's custom for celebrating the New Year? Or is this the custom in Beichuan?"
Gu Linzhao kept laughing on the other end of the phone.
Fu Xianyin sighed and said, "You don't need to worry about me, really, you don't need to worry about me."
This level of extravagance is a bit much for New Year's Eve dinner.
Gu Linzhao wanted to say, "If I don't care about you, who will?" but what came out of his mouth was, "If I don't care about you, who will I care about?"
Fu Xianyin remained silent.
Gu Linzhao asked again, "Then don't you want to have New Year's Eve dinner with me? Tell the truth, Fu Xianyin, do you want to or not? Don't lie."
Fu Xianyin discovered it.
Gu Linzhao knew she was completely on his side.
She bit her lip and said awkwardly, "I don't mean to."
Gu Linzhao said, "That is what I want to do. Since I want to do it, of course I have to come."
He said, "After all, you're such a heartless little thing. Who knows when we'll hear you say you want to have a meal with me again."
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